Im having an adult themed luau party...need advice for food and drinks, hawaiian style!?

Question

the party is going to be may 31. i am having a bit of a tough time coming up with the menu. i know there will be a pig as the main course. any ideas for drinks(alcoholic) and appetizer/finger foods would be greatly appreciated!!

Answer 1

mai tai's  for drinks!

fruit salad

Answer 2

you should do shrimp shooters.  brine the shrimp in water, oranges, lemon, red onion, ciltrano.  then mix cocktail sauce with a vodka.  put in shot glasses, adding cocktail mixture first and then shrimp, maybe garnish with some greens.

Answer 3

This is going to sound really stupid, but if you want to make it really Hawaiian, make some SPAM kabobs!  In Hawaii, you get SPAM on everything, even pizza!  But you won't find any pineapple on the pizza, unlike the typical "mainland" Hawaiian pizza served in parlors.

  Just cube spam, skewer with toothpicks along with a grape tomato and maybe a bit of green bell pepper.  Nice finger food.

Answer 4

Got Poi?

Answer 5

A wonderful drink from Hawaii is "Chitzi".

1-6 oz can Coconut Syrup  (Available in most grocery stores)

1/8 of fresh ripe pinapple (sliced lengthwise)

1 oz Vodka per drink

Fill a blender 3/4 full with crushed ice

Pour in the Coconut syurp

Place the pinapple in the blender

Blend until liqiud.  Similar to a frozen Margherita.

Fill a serving glass

Pour 1 oz vodka on top (do not stir)

You'll never have enough, so plan on that.

Finger food?

Don't serve Poi!  Please don't.

I can give you a non Hawiian finger food.  Italian.

A hit anytime.

Parmesan Chicken Wings

1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

1 teaspoon dried basil leaves

1 teaspoon salt

Freshly ground pepper to taste

2 pounds chicken wings, cut up

1/2 cup melted butter

Preheat oven to 375*F (190*C).

Combine Parmesan, parsley, basil, salt and pepper together and place in shallow bowl.

Dip each piece of chicken into the melted butter, then roll in the cheese mixture, coating well. Place on a greased baking sheet and bake for 45 minutes, turning about halfway when browned.

Serves 4 to 6.

Answer 6

You should put a wedge of pinapple on all the drinks.

Answer 7

One of my favorite drinks, that's served at the Fish House restaurant in Maui is:  1/2 jigger creme de banana, 1 jigger white creme de cacao and 2 jiggers creme, with ice on the blender!  (use any measuring cup, but the same proportions as above)......

PINEAPPLE MACADAMIA CHEESE BALL

2 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened

1/2 c. grated cheddar cheese

1 (8oz) can crushed pineapple, drained

2 TB. chopped green onion

2 TB. chopped onion

1 tsp. seasoned salt

1/2 c. chopped macadamia nuts

assorted crackers

     Combine all ingredients (except nuts & crackers).  Mix well and shape into a ball.  Roll in nuts and refrigerate several hours, until well chilled.  Serve with crackers....

Answer 8

get some mango sorbet and peach snapps

pour 2shots of snapps over one serving of mango sorbet

get some coconut rum mix it with fresh pineapples our over crushed ice

fruit salads

grilled meat

skewer foods

Answer 9

do a huge fruit tray with watermelon, honeydew, canalope, strawberries, pineapple and anything else you want on it... kiwi, grapes ect.

you could also do kabobs... marinate chicken with a nice vinegrette and steak done terriaki... yummy

for the drinks you need to buy some huge glasses to do pina coladas and dacaris.... its all about the garnish... huge fruit garnishes for the glass rims... don't forget the lays...

Answer 10

The most popular Hawaiian alcoholic drinks are the Mai Tai and the Pina Colada (made with rum) or the Chi Chi made with vodka, and here are the recipes!

This is the authentic traditional Mai Tai recipe from the "Mai Tai" Bar at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki. The original Mai Tai was created by Victor J. Bergeron in 1944 and brought to Hawaii in 1953 at the Royal Hawaiian, Moana and Surfrider Hotels.

Pina Colada  (The Chi Chi is the same recipe with vodka)

Ingredients:

4 oz. fresh pineapple juice

3 oz. rum

2 oz. coconut cream

2 cups crushed ice

Preparation:

Pour all of the ingredients into a blender. Blend briefly at high speed. Strain into a glass and serve. Garnish with a slice of fresh pineapple and a cherry.

Hawaiian appetizer/finger foods are called "Pupus"

Hawaiian Appetizer (Pupus) Recipes

A guide to some great Hawaiian appetizers, known as "pupus" in the islands.

Ahi Poke

Most often seen made with the freshest raw ahi (tuna), poke makes a great pupu (appetizer) for any meal.

Coconut Battered Shrimp (Shrimp Ono Nui)

This is the recipe for coconut battered shrimp, Shrimp Ono Nui, as served at the Sheraton Princess Kaiulani Hotel in Waikiki, Hawaii.

Hawaiian Sparerib Pupus

A favorite appetizer or pupu served at many restaurants in Hawaii.

Maui Onion Dip

This delicious dip makes great use of Maui's most famous agricultural product and goes great with Maui Taro chips.

Macadamia Nut Hummus Recipe

This recipe for Macadamia Nut Hummus was invented by Oils of Aloha which makes the best macadamia nut oil available.

Polynesian Chicken Recipe

A delicious pupu (appetizer) Polynesian Chicken can also be made for a main course.

You will find the recipes here:

http://gohawaii.about.com/od/appetizersp...

PS...No luau is a luau without the poi!  You just need to educate your guests how to eat it (ie place poi and pork in mouth at same time).